Registered Nurse - Acute Care​/ER; Night Shift

Description

Position:
Acute Care & Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Night Shift (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM)

Full-time: 3 shifts per week | Part-time: 1-2 shift per week

Every 3rd weekend rotation required

Holiday rotation required

$35 - $45 / hour base rate (RN) | $5 / hour Night Shift Differential | $7 / hour Weekend Night Shift Differential

Up to $15,000 Sign-on Bonus available | Tuition Assistance | Flexible Scheduling | Low Nurse-to-Patient Ratio

Chief Nursing Officer

RN will be responsible for Med/Surg, Swing Bed (Skilled), and ER patient flow. BLS, ACLS, PALS, and TNCC certifications will be required within one year of employment if not already obtained.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

• Delivers nursing care utilizing standards of clinical nursing practice.
• Collects and assesses objective and subjective patient health data through observations, examinations, interviews and written records, involving the patient, significant others, and health providers in data collection when appropriate.
• Establishes nursing diagnosis based on patient condition or needs.
• Establishes goals, outcomes and individualized plans of care in collaboration with the patient, significant others and other health care providers, when appropriate, to meet the health care needs of the patient.
• Prescribing and implementing nursing interventions in order to implement the plan of care.
• Utilizing ongoing assessment and evaluation of patient condition and needs to revise diagnoses / patient problems, outcome, and the plan of care as needed.
• Implements appropriate care.
• Attends to the physical and psychosocial needs of the patient and/or significant others while providing supportive care as they cope with illness, surgery, or illness.
• Demonstrates competency in performing nursing skill and following policies and procedures.
• Assigns tasks or delegates care based on the needs of the patient and the knowledge and skill of the nursing personnel selected.

• Works in harmony with assigned co-workers and other department staff.
• Is punctual in attendance. Adjusts personal schedule to work as scheduled. Provides proper notification for absence as per hospital policy.
• Accepts and responds to constructive criticism, assigned duties and suggestions in a cooperative manner.
• Demonstrates the ability to accept and implement change.
• Completes assignments accurately and on time.
• Participates in continuing education programs and staff meetings as evidenced by attendance records.
• Where applicable, floats to other areas as assigned; responds to floating requested with a positive attitude.
• Willingly accepts assignments to special projects.
• Attentive to detail, record-keeping and required paperwork inherent to the position.
• Demonstrates kindness, courteousness, and sensitivity to patients, families, physicians, co-workers and visitors at all times.
• Appears well groomed and observes established dress guidelines, visibly wearing the name identification badge.
• Displays self-respect and pride in KCHS.

• Assumes the role of the patient advocate.
• Delivers care in a non-judgmental and non-discriminatory manner.
• Delivers care in a manner that preserves/protects patient autonomy, dignity, and rights.
• Acts as a liaison between providers, patient, significant others and other departments.

• Prepares complete and concise assessment documentation through flow sheet charting as well as written nurses notes in the EMR. Documentation should reflect all assessments made, interventions carried out, and evaluations of responses to interventions.
• The frequency of assessments is based upon the acuity of the patient. The documentation policy states the least number of assessments/ nursing interventions. A nurse may always assess the patient’s status more frequently than required by policy.